adv
Meaning 1
In an inadequate manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inadequately
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adverb
Meaning 2
in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the temporary camps were inadequately equipped
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: adequately
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English inadequate Middle English -ly English -ly English inadequately From inadequate + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: inadequadament — in an inadequate manner
- French: insuffisamment — in an inadequate manner
- Galician: inadecuadamente — in an inadequate manner
- Georgian: არაადეკვატურად (araadeḳvaṭurad) — in an inadequate manner
- Georgian: შეუსაბამოდ (šeusabamod) — in an inadequate manner
- Georgian: შეუფერებლად (šeupereblad) — in an inadequate manner
- Georgian: არასაკმარისად (arasaḳmarisad) — in an inadequate manner
- Italian: inadeguatamente — in an inadequate manner
- Polish: nieadekwatnie — in an inadequate manner
- Polish: niedostatecznie — in an inadequate manner
- Portuguese: inadequadamente — in an inadequate manner
- Spanish: inadecuadamente — in an inadequate manner